Monday, June 24, 2013

Zucchini 'Crab' Cakes

I love these zucchini 'crab' cakes from AllRecipes.com and make them almost any time we have Junk Food Dinner.  They're fairly quick and easy to make and very cheap, especially in summer when zucchini abounds.  You could probably eat them with tartar sauce or make them into sandwiches, but I always just eat them plain.  My recipe below has a couple changes from the original in the link.

Ingredients
2 1/2 cups grated zucchini
1/4 cup fresh grated onion
1 egg, beaten (I've been replacing the egg with a tablespoon of ground flax seed for a couple years now.  Just mix it into the grated veggies and let it sit a few minutes while you put the dry ingredients together.)
2 tbs butter, melted
1 cup bread crumbs
1 tbs Old Bay Seasoning
1/4 cup All-Purpose flour
1/2 cup vegetable oil for frying

Directions
  1. In a large bowl, combine zucchini, onion, egg, and butter. Combine the bread crumbs and Old Bay Seasoning in a small bowl and then add them to the zucchini mixture.  Mix well. 
  2. Shape mixture into patties, adding small amounts of bread crumbs if necessary. Dredge in flour.
  3. In a medium skillet, heat oil over medium high heat until hot. Fry patties in oil until golden brown on both sides.

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